Dump car



March 19, 1929. B, DOREY 1,706,353 v DUMP CAR Filed May 25, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNE March 19, 1929. G. B. DOREY 1,706,353

DUMP CAR Filed May 25, 1925 4 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR.'

March 19, 1929. G. B. DOREY DUMP CAR Filed May' 25, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet I N V EN TUR. GEMGE B/NET DOREY OQ H Marchv'lQ, 1929. G. s. DOREY DUMP CAR Filed May 25, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 IN VEN TOR.

YMOY fm Nm N @mi MH Patented Mar. 19,7V 1929.

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enonsn BINET noRnY, or EvANsroN, ILmNorsAssieNon To ENTERPRISE RAILWAY/ EQUIPMENT COMPANY, or CHICAGO, immerseCoRronArroN or ILLINOIS,

.DUMP CAR.

Application mea May 25, 1925. Asei-iai No. 32,591.

This invention dump cars. n c i i. .j An object of this invention is to Improve relates to improvements in `they construction of dump cai's having dis-vr charge openings adapted to discharge the contents of the caradjacentv the rails rwhereby ',liooding of the rails will be obviated.- f

Another object ofthe invention-is tov provide a car which will depositballast either centrally betweenk the rails or to either side thereof as desired, and `to provide meanstor positivelycontrolling the flow of the. ballast.- A more specilic object ofthe invention is' to provide. a' V-shapedv hopper construction. having a discharge door hingedadjacent the apex thereof and movable"downwardly to an `inclined position,in conjunction with means arranged to restrict thelow of the load until such time as the discharge door begins to assume adownwardly inclined position, and'to provide an increased kexpanse lolf' supporting portions movable trom underthe load to induce a ready flow of the material.:`

The invention further consists inthe improvements in the parts, and in the novel combination of the parts and Idevices herein shown, described, and claimed. c

In. the drawings orminga part'of this specification, Figure 1 is al topplan view of the hopper portion of a car-showing my improvements in connection therewith Figure 2 isa vertical sectionalfview ofthe lower portion of' the car taken on a line` corresponding substantially tothe line -2-2 of Figure 1, said View showing the centeidoors andi one or' the side doors finlopenposition. Figurey 8 is avvertical, longitudinal "sectional view taken through one ofthe hoppersections on a line corresponding substantially tothe line'L 3,-3 of Figure 2. Figure Atis a 'fractionalv transverse sectionalV view?througlia portion oil thecar, showing the dumping doors in position as the discharge of the load commencesv Figure 5 is a ldiagrammatical view, somewhat similar to Figure 4, showing the doors :in po'- sition under normal ballasting operations. l Y l ln said drawings A-A denote the side walls vof the car` including side sheets 10, stakes 1.1, and reinforcing angleshaped bulb 1. Vmember-s 1Q Y disposed along themargins of sheets center sill construction, VAcomprising av `plurality of channels 13-13 and a. plate-lei torininga girder-like structure; andC-C 'denote the vrlower,portions 'of' the sloping end walls yside of each secured thereto; B indicates the lcenter sill, the hoppers beingseparated from' each other longitudinally ofthe carby a ransversely extending crossbeam structure E, As most clearly shown in Figure 2, each V'hopper section Dincludes Sanfouter downwardly and Vinwardly inclined lside hopper sheet 15, secured tothe adjacent side Wall of thecar as indicated at 16, and is suitably braced and rigidilied at its lower margin by means of anangle member 17. The opposite inner downwardly and` outwardly inclined hopper sheet V'18, the hopper sheets'lSy for lach pair of transversely aligned hoppers being preferably in the forni'of a-unitary structure carriedby the center sill B, and suitably rigidi'i'ied longitudinally atthe lower margins by 'means-of angle'y members 19, said sheets 18 being also connected to the center sills 13-13 by means of brackets 20. f f

hopper section D'includes an v Each hopper s'ectioniDeis ,iilsoprovided with wall portions lateach end thereof, each wall 21 adjacent the related sloping'end C prejl'erably being yan integral portion of the slopingcnd, and being connected,therewith byja-bent portion indicated atQQ; The

innerrend portion. oit each hopper section D, adjacent thecross-beam structure E, is preferably--ormed by aplate'fhaving oppositely disposed. 'sloping sides 9 3-23'and lower ver- Y Vtically :depending portions 24--24 of triangutending beam 25, extending above the center sill yfrom side to side ofthe car, 'as best shown in Figure 3.Y i n, I The Vremaining portion 'of each hopper botftom vsection D is formed ,by movable Closing means consisting of doors F andG, the doors llgbeinghinged adjacent their upper edges to.- tlie respective sloping floors v15 and V18, adjacent their lower margins, and the doors 'G 27-27 'disposed at opposite ends of vthe corre'- `being Ahinged adjac'entthe apex ofthe hop- I perupon a' Vlongitudinally extending tubular `member 26, which is supportedv in brackets lil ' the car.

flanged diaphragm 3l, secured tothe lower p'ortionof the vtransverse beam 25, and extending` from the center sill B to -the sides of A horizontally extending gusset 32 connects the lower flange of the diaphragm 3l with the center sill. Connected to the opposite sides of the diaphragm 3l are the gussets H which extend'to the vertically depending hopper end wall portions 2li, and also beneath the sloping floor portions 23, and are securely riveted to all of the said members, and also to the respective flanges 29 and 30 of the brackets 27 as before mentioned. At the eX- treme ends of the hopper sections, crossbeaiii members 132 extend outwardly from the ceir ter sill to the sides of the car, and are .each formed with a flange 33 riveted to the sloping floor portion C. The beams 132, for alimited distance at either side of cach wheel, are formed of restricted depth as indicated at 34C,

to clear the wheels under all conditions of service. Aconnecting gusset H is also disposed between each ofthe said beam niembers 132, and hopper end wall C and connected thereto, and tothe flanges 29 and BO of the adjacent bracket 27, rlhe connecting gussets H, by bracing the hopper vertical end and sloping vwalls to the transverse beams of the under-frame, and in connecting with the bi'aclretsf27, serve to rigidify the hopper construction and transmit the strain in a most effective manner from the lower portions of the hoppers to the transverse beams, and thereby to the 'center sills,and side walls of fthe car, as will be understood.

As will be especially noted by reference to Figure 2, the side doors F of the respect-ive hoppers when in closed position have their free ends spaced an appreciable distance from the apex of the hopper, and each sloping side of the V-shaped hopper is completed by the lower door G',which is disposed in substantially. alignmenttherewith. Each door G is formed to extend for an appreciable distance beneath its companion door F, when the doors are inclosed position, the free end of the dooi` G sloping ldownwardly and away from the `main plane of the door as indicatedV at 131i.

Each door G is stiifened longitudinally by *means of stiffeners as indicated at 35 and 36,

the latter preferably consistingof a Z-bar eX- tended somewhat beyondtlie ends of the door.

- spending doorG The extreme free edge of the door is rigidilied by a marginal flange 234 extending lengthwise of the door. Y i

At each side edge of the door G there is formed aV vertically extending 'wall 37 of generally triangular formation, which effects the double purpose of forming vthe said door into a pan shape and thereby restricting the flow ofinaterial over the ends of the door, and constituting brackets which arc pivotally connected with the companion door F by means of bars 38, the pivotal connection lof each bar 38 with the bracketbeing indicated at 89, and

with the door F at 4Q; The connect-ion between the respective adjacent doors F and G is preferably disposed at the ends thereof, the

door G being extended beyond the ends of the related door F, and each'bar 38 may be disposed between the end of the door F and the inner face of the wall 37 of the correposition, and each bar'SS is pivotally mounted on the door G between a bracket 4:1 and the wall 37 of the door thereby placing the pivotal connection 39 of the bar 38 in double shear.V

v Eachend of the door F is adapted to ex` tend beneath its adjacenthopper vertical end wall, which is formed in the plane ofthe said door with a laterally entendi4 gflange 42 for the purpose of providing an abuting ledge for the door to fit against when in closed position, said flange 42 beyond the free en-d of the door merging into V,the vertical end wall portion of the hopper, thereby preventing material wedg'ing between the ledge and the lower door which would interfere with complete closing` movement of said door. ment for each doorG preferably consists of a butt hinge arrangement formed of aV plurality of longitudinally'extending plates 43 formed with hinge eyes;V and'secured to each ofthe doors, the hinge portions on the door G on one side of veach V-shaped hopper being f alternated with the hinge portionson the vvother doorl G, associated with the oppositeV side of the said V-shaped hopper. ,i Y. i

The arrangemenL for raising and lowering 'the doors includes liexible elements la each of which extendsat the side edge of its related door G and isV connected to the projecting end of the Z-bar. 36. Each of-said connections is adapted to be engaged by abraclet 45, on the outer side ofthe wall 37, when the 'door is in a downwardly inclined position, thereby de-r lecting the flexible velement from the normal straight-line path from the point of its at- The hinge arrange when thedoors areinclosed s Y ysieA tachinent on the door to the point where it connected to the car structure above the door. This arrangement provides for lifting vthe door from two different points and Yaffords a differential action which gives an improved angle' of pull on the door during the initial stages'of the door raising movement, and by providing for 'an increased length of'chain t' to be taken up in lifting the door, ainechaniraeY Iii

doors are adapted tobe operatedindepend-v ently of each other, and of thecenter doors, b y means of operating shafts 47, one of which is disposed Youtwardly ofthe respective hoppers at each side of the car, the flexible' connections 44 passing overthe pulley wheels 48, mounted adjacent the hopper endV walls, and

connected to said shafts, the pulley wlieels`48 Y at the endsof the hopper sections, atthe center of the car, being mounted on shafts 49,

carried in brackets 50 and 51, the formerbeing mounted on the crossbeaml diaphragm member 3l, and the-latter depending from the l, sloping sidewalls 23. vAt the extreme outer ends of the hopper sections, each of` said pulley wheels 48 is mounted on a shaft 52 carried by brackets 53 and 54 respectively carried by thesloping walls C andthe crossbeam from tliefcorresponding crossbeam section` f132. Means yfor rotating and locking the shaftx at each end of the shaft is 'shown conc ventionally atv 61-61, this construction be-H memberl32. Secured to each ofthe respec-k tive operating shafts 46 and 47, and as much in alignment with theY lrespective pulley wheels 48 as practicable, are slieave wheelsy 55,

to each of which'one end of a flexible connection 44 is secured as indicated at 56. Each flexible connection is adapt-ed to'be 'maintained in engagement with the bracket 45 on the end wall by means of a guide 57 secured to the outer sideof the door endwall 37, "as shown in Figure 3.g vf The shaft 46 is adapted Vto. be operated throughjmeans of'suitable rworm and kgearingv mounted in a casing, as shown conventionally atK, from a cross-sliaft 58, extended i. beyondl the respective sides'of the car, which Vhas its opposite end portions Vrotatably mountedY in suitable bearings,each bearing being carried by a bracketplate depending ing of a well'known form.

Atransversely extending shaft 62 having a worm and gear connection withV the shaft 47 as 'best shown conventionally `atn63 in :Figure- 2. Each shaft 62 has `an ,end'extendedv beyond the side of the carl and is provided` with suitable ratchet mechanism for operating and loclingthe `same aslindicated conventionally at 64. The lratchet mechanism l G4 is supported .from a plate 65 depending e, Y ce from its corresponding side A of the c ar, and

Vsaid plate is suitably braced toits adjacentl cijessbeain section `132. The longitudinal shaft is supported in ysuitable bracketsf mounted the endsy of the respective cross# vfurel@ i f The'combination of the two doors F and beam members 31 andlSQ, as shown in Fig- `Gto close a single discharge opening provides `for a very large section of sloping floor movable froiii under the load for the purpose of inducing a ready flow vof the lading-in the car 'and preventinglarching of the load across l ythe door-opening. In cars of the type adapti ed to' be used in-ballasting operations it -is necessary-that the discharging loadbe always'under perfect control ofthe operator y a lsteady flow, but in order to secure the necessary control of the discharging material to 'prevent` flooding of the rails during ballasting operations'it has been customary in certain :types of cars to limit the flow of-material by providing la very small door opening.

In this invention, however, l provide a greater extent of movable floor thanhas heretofore vand still issue from the discharge opening in material flowing over the lower portion G lof l thexfloor, and thus preventl the free flow of l, thelading from thecar until such' time as4 the member G is inclined toa position below the horizontalplaiie yas indicated in Figure 5 when the flange 234 atl the free edge thereof willi-act yas a guard to prevent the heap of ballast adjacent the rail from overflowing the rail.v Thelparts are'fso arrangedthat when the ballast commences toy flow freelyV over the edgeof/tlie door the heap of ballast sloping from the flange v234 at the swinging edge of 'the door towards the rail will be below the flange ofthe wheels,'assuming the bal'lasting for ballastingmaterial. ,Y l .Assuming the doors tol be in closed position and," it is desired to ballast'bet-ween the material lies'atthe natural angle of repose trally disposed shaft 46, thereby lowering the doors-:Gf As the doors G open, the upper doors yFl will falso open inv vunison therewith due to the connections 38y between the said time as the door G is depressed below the horizontal plane indicated at 67 in Figure'4,

thelinejindicated at 68"'in Figure 5 showing the safe permissible ballast heap adjacent the rails, theoperator'releases the center'door by' rotation of the worm and geartlirough ceniio Y l l l ,Y vfrespcactive doors F and G, andy until such ,l

. The operation ofthe side doors by means)` ,of shaft 47 is effected by means 0f a yshort f "rail when the slope oftheheap of ballast ma- Vterial at the natural angle of repose is below n thetop of ther railf In' order to guard against Vthe possibility of the'rail being flooded Vfrom anundue flow ofmaterial over the side edges thereof the members'G are extended an appreciable distance' beyond the hopper end wallsthereby forming4 ledges which retain y 1 hopper i et' the.

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4parts of the overflowing material and in conjunction with the vertical end walls 37 on the doors cause the lading to choke instead of issuing in a steady flow.

The closing Voperation oi the doors is the.

'ieverseot unloanlin'g,tlie lifting oi a door G automatically causing its companion door F to move' in advance due to the connecting means between said doors, as will be understood. 1 f Y,

' It willthus be noted that the ear is exceedingly simple and that the design provides ifoi' a' car which will etliciently deposit ballast either centrally of the rails or to the sides thereof.

While l have shown and describedV aspeciic :form of my invention, it will be understood th at the same is merely illustrative and I claim all modiiications coming within the scope ol theappended claims.

1. .ln arailway car-,the combination with a center sill; of hoppers disposed on opposite sides of thecenter sill, each of said hoppers includingI means for directing the load either centrally o't therails or to the sides of the track, said directing meansinelnding shedding members hinged adjacent the apex ot the hoppers ;.and other movable means :torming-a portion ol? thedischarge means adapted to restrain the llow of material until the shedding members have been moved to a. predetermined pos' termined position, its lower discharging posicontrolled by movement oiE said shedding 2. VIn a. railway hopper having one of its sides inclined; a dumping opening formed in said side; a member pivotally mounted adjacent the lower margin ot' the dumping opening, said member in its upper closed position being adapted to form a portion of the sloping side andin its lower discharging 'position to form a sloping adjustable shedding membeixadapted to determine the plane of ultimate discharge of' material` directed'throngli the hopper opening; and a. second member pivotal lyv mounted adj a cent the iipper margin id opening, said member and saidV `h it, nani itlnieiiiber being adapted to completethe sloping Yside ofthe hopper, and

during discharge of the load being arranged to restrict thetlow of material issuing from said dumping opening, movement oit said second member being controlled by movement oft said first member.

ln a .dump car, in combination with a iiavi'ngan opening extending longitudinally over the rail, a, twopart closure nv- ;ei ttor the opening, one oi said parts bei adapted to loi-in a sloping vertically ad- V'iistablefshedding member adapted to detlie' plane ot `ultimate dischargeoi mi ne material-trom the hopper to one rside andfclear of the rail, and the other. of said parts being non, said. other means beingv Vdischarged either inwardly or adapted to restrict the flow of material passing over the shedding member; andopei'ative connections between the two parts of said closure member whereby operation of one part is automaticallyV controlled byV operation of the other. Y

ll. In a dumpcar, thecombination with a hopper having an opening extending longitudinally over the rail; of means for closing .said opening and adapted to direct thelading in the hopper to one side or the other ot the rail, or to both sides of the rail simultaneously; said means including a two part door member; adapted either to form a portion of a sloping hopper wall orto `controltlie discharge of the lading, said parts when control.-

ling the lading being.adapted to separate,

vone or" saidparts being adapted to form a shedding member and throw the lading outwardly beyond the railganddhe other part beingadapted to restrict the lowxof lading to the shedding member. l,

5. In a dump car having adumping opening extending longitudinally of tliecar' above therailand substantially midway between.

the side and longitudinal center oi' the car, said hopper .having side-walls slopingidownwardly towards 'each other and forming a substantially;:V-shaped hopper with the apex approximatelyover the rail, eachV sidely incliiding a lixedjupper sloping floor section terminating van appreciable dist-ance from the apex ot theliopper; a door pivotally mounted at the terminal edge of, Veach ot said fixed iloor sections and adapted, to continue the plane of the? slopinglioor beyond' ,the said fixed floor section towards the apex of the hopper, said-door when in closedQposition having the free edge thereof spaced away 'from the apex ot the hopper; doors-v hinged adjacent the apexof the hopper andadapted to extendupwardly towards ltlielirst named doors and to bridge the space Ybetween the free edges of said doors and the apen of .the

hopper; and mechanism for selectively :op-

erating said doors whereby the load maybe routwardly vof the rail. Y 6. In a dump car, the combination with the center sill, of a ll-shaped hopperadja Vnt the side thereof and adapted to discharge its 1load centrally over the i'aihor to either side thereof, said hopper including lined sloping side and end wall `portions tt-irminatingYan'` yappreciable distance from the apex oi' the V-shaped hopper, said fixed sloping sides having the lower margins thereof' reinforcedby beam members, said hopperend wall being extended below ythe marginal sloping sideVV Awalls and formed'o'l' a substantially verti'eal-` i ly ldepending' section; swinging dumping ldoors hinged to the said reini'orced marginal Viso edge of the sloping side; anda movable niemi Vber associated with each of said deorsfadapted v to direct the flow oi'imaterial outwardly bef the opposite sides to discharge the lading to and above the kplane of yond the free edge of its corresponding door and beyond the rail, saidmovablemember being arranged to supportingly vengage its companion door to retain the same in closed position.

7. vIn arailway car, the combination with a center sill; of V-shaped hoppers disposed on thereof, each of said hoppers having included in one of its sides: a door hinged substantially at the apex-of the hopper and a door hinged adjacentits upper edge, the door hinged at the apex of the ho per being extended upwardly and lying beneath the other of said doorsA when the doos are in closed position; and means connecting said doors whereby they are caused to move in unison. j

8. In a dump car, the combination with a V-shaped longitudinally .extending hopper disposed substantially above the rail, the lower portion of said hopper either one side or the other of the rail or to both sides thereof simultaneously; of vertically disposed end walls adjacent each of said hopper openings, each of said hoppers including a fixed floor ortion and a movable side portion, the movable portion vcomprising two aligned door members, one of said members being in the form of a door hingedbelow the hopper and the other member comprising a door hinged at its upper end adjacent the lower mai-gin of the fixed licor sloping wall; andv connecting means between said aligned doors, said connecting means being disposed adjacent the said hopper vertical end walls outwardly of the hopper.

' 9.v In a dump car, the combination with a V-shaped hopper having included in one of its sides a dump door hinged yadjacent the apex of the hopper, said door ybeing movable to an outwardly'inclinedposition; a pulley wheel disposed at the'side edge o-f the door the door; `a yflexible connection, passing over the pulley wheel and Yconnected to the door; and a bracket disposed above the plane of the door adapted to engage with the flexible element when the door is in open position and deflect said flexible element from a straight line path.

l0. In a dump car, the combination with a dumping door having .an upwardly extending wall adjacent the sidev edge'of thedoor of a flexibleconnection for raisingthe door extending at the side edge of the door; a pulley wheel` disposed above the plane of the door; said flexible connection passing over the pulley wheel and connected to the door; and means on the said wall of the door being adapted as the door opens to deflectthe flexible connection froin a straight line path intermediate the pulley and the 'connecting point with the door. i y v 11. In a railway car,the combination with i V -s haped hopper having included in.- one of tance above the' plane of the door being movable end adjacent the lower hinge' vthe other door when said doors sides a door hinged adjacent the hopper, said door when in closed upwardly and outwardly the hopper and movable to a downwardly and outwardly sloping posi` tion when in open position ,a bracketpor-V tion atthe end of each door constituting 'an upwardly extending end wall; a flexible connection connected end of the door; a `bi'aclretfon the saide'nd wall of the door disposed an appreciable disand midway between the hinged end and the free end of the door, said bracket when the doors are fully opened being adapted to engage with its sloping apex of the position sloping rfrom the apex of vthe liexible connection above! its point of connection with the door and increase the length ofitlexible connection to be taken up to raise the door. 1Q. In a railway car a center sill, of ahopper each of saidhopper's end walls, said end walls having vertically depending end portionsof triangular shape, the sloping side walls adjacent said vertical end walls of each hopper being movable to discharge the load either centrally between the rails or to the outerv sides thereof, each of said movablewalls of each hopper being composed of two hinged portions, one of said portions being pivoted below the hopper and the other portion being pivoted at itsupper margin of the sloping the combination with on each side thereof,

fixed l'loor portion, said an upwardly lvertically extending wall at each Vend thereof floor is in closed position; and a connection between each of said end walls of the lower door and its companionup'per door, whereby the said respective upper and lower doors are caused to move in unison.

13. In a railway car, a V -sh`aped'gh opper havin one of its sidesA composed of a door adjacent its upper edges and a doorV ofthe hopper, said i hinged adjacent the apex last vnamed door having flanges at the'sides thereof adapted to lie adjacent the. sidesof are vin closed position.

'14a In a railway. car, a longitudinally exto the door adjacent each lower portion having adapted to lie adjacent its corresponding end wall. when thel movable* soy hav-ing sloping side and tending hopper extending above therail,

said hopper being in the form ofa Vv-shape and .having both sides thereofmovable Ato dischargeto either sideof therail or to both sides thereof' simultaneously,ieach of said apex of the hopper and a. companion door in alignment therewith, said. first named door having side walls at either side thereof f door.

sides including a door hinged adjacent the vhopper Vand spaced therefrom;

ily depending Y tending' adjacent each hopper vertical endV trolling the discharge or" said ballast and clirecting the same outwardly beyond Vthe rail, said means including a pivotally mounted doorhaving the side edge extending beyond.

the end of the hopper opening and forming .j ,a ledge projecting at each end of the hopper; lli

and additional means ttor the purpose ot' restricting the lflow of ballast over the rail at the side oli the door, said means'comprising an upwardly extending wall rising' above the swinging member at the side edge of the door.

16. In a railway car; the combination with a hopper having an opening; ot means for directing` ballast away from said opening and beyond a rail, said means including a pivoted member extending beyond the end of the hopper opening whereby a load sustaining ledge is provided for an appreciable distance beyond the end of saidhopp'er and an undue flow oli material over the edge of the door is thereby prevented.

17. In a railway'car; a longitudinally eX- tending hopper having a sloping' side; the lower portion of said side having a dumping opening therein; a closure'for the said opening; said closure being formed of two doors, one of said doors 'being pivoted adjacent one side of the dumping opening and the other of said doors being pivoted adjacent the opposite side oi' the dumping opening, one of said doors being extended beneath the other of said doors, the door extending beneath the other having' the'outer end thereof deflected outwardly and downwardly from `said other door. Y' j Y 18. In a railway car; the combination with a V-shaped hopper having at each end a vertically depending end wall; of a plurality oi doors hinged on a common pivot; said doors extending upwardly and outwardly from the `apex of t-he'hopper to form a portiongof the (floor of the car,

and movable toa downward ly and outwardly inclined position todischarge lading; a bracket member at each end of the hopper secured to each vertical end wall of the hopper; a beam extending in parallelism with the vertical end wall of the a spacing member extending between said beam and the vertical end wall of the hopper and secured Vto both of said members and also to the brack- Y et member; and a door; supporting member lextending betweenandv carried by the bracket members at the respective ends of the door.

19. AIn 'a dump car, the combination with a eentersill; of a longitudinalhopper disposedv to` one* side ot the centersill adapted for discharge to either one side orlthe other oit the rail, said hopper having sloping side and end walls, the end'wall havinga verticalportion; a beam member eX- hopper opening.

lof said members `ing as a shedding wall and connecting' "the centersill andthe side wall; each ot Vsaid beams being disposed. beneath the slopingend wall `ot ythe hopper; bracing means between the hopper vertical end wall portion andthe beam; and a door raisingconnection interposed between said hopper end vwall and the beam adjacent theret0, l 20. In dump car7 the combination, with the centersill and side walls of the car; of a hopper disposed on each side of the centersill, each of said hoppers being adapted for discharging the load centrally between the rails or to the outer side thereof; and sup/- porting means for each oit' said longitudinal hoppers comprising a crossbeam disposed at the end of each hopper and extending from the eentersill to the side wall of the car and` supported thereby; and a gusset extending i'romsaid cross beam to the end wall of its corresponding hopper and secured thereto.

21. In a dump car; the combination: with a centersill and` the side wall; thereof ;vof'7a longitudinally extending hopper disposed intermediate said centersill beam .mcniber disposed beneath the end of the hopper 'and spaced an appreciable Vdistance from the end of the hopper'opening; a bracing connection betweenv saidk lbeam and ,the end hopper wall, said beam having a p0rtion 'thereof lorined of restricted depth intern'iediate the ends thereof in orderto'clea'r rthe Wheel ontY the car.; and door raising means carried by thc hopper endwall and said beam. 22. In a dump ear; Vthe combination'with the center sill and the side walls of the ear; of a hopper disposed on each side of the centersill, each oi said hoppers beingadapted tor discharging the load centrally between the rails or to the outer side thereof; supporting means' for each of said longitudinal hoppers comprising: a series of cross-beams disposed atthe end of each'jhopper andyextending Afrom the centersill'to thev side wall or" the-car Vand supported thereby; a

l gusset'ie'xtending from each of said cross-'beams'to the endof the corresponding hopper-and secured thereto, each said gusset having a portion depending belowv itsl corresponding cross-beam; hinge brackets lsecured to the depending portionof the gusset and to the end wall ot' the hopper; a door supporting member carried by said hinge brackets; and doors mounted upon said supporting members for'closing the 23. A dump car havinga hopper including an upper fixed' inclined floor 'section with a and side wall;a

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discharge opening' therebelow, a pair of i hinged members forclosing'said opening, one

per edge and the other along itsv lower edge, said member plvoted Vat its lowerV edge-'actmember when inopen position and adapted'to vary theplane of ultimate discharge vof material and the other being hinged along its upmembers, and operating means for said members to synchronizeopening movements thereof and restrain the discharge of the load until said member pivoted at its lower edge reaches a predetermined downward slope. y

24. In a dump car having a hopper section with a discharge opening therein, the combination with two doors for closing said opening, the upper door being pivoted alongits upper edge and the lower its lower edge, the lower door being of greater width than the upper door and overlapping the latter whenin closed position, both oit said doors being in an inclined position when closed; of means controlling the open-` ing movement ot the upper door during the openingmovement of the lower door so as to maintain a relatively narrow opening between the upper door and the lower door until the latter has swung to a position inclined downwardly from a horizontal plane. l

25. A dump car having a hopper including opposed oppositely inclined upper lixed floor sections with discharge openings therebelow, a pair o' hinged members for closing each of said openings, one of said members of each pair being hingedv along its upper edge and the other hinged along its `lower edge, each said member pivoted at its lower edge acting as a shedding member when in open position and adapted to vary the plane of ultimate discharge of material and the co-operating other member acting as a restraining member for the load during the opening movements of each pair of said members; and

operating means for each pair of said members to synchronize the opening movements thereof 'and to restrain load until said member of each pair that is door p ivoted along v the discharge of they pivoted at its lower edge reaches a predetermined downward slope.

26. In a dump car having a hopper section of V-orm and two dumping openings on opposite sides of the apex'thereot, the combination with an upper door pivoted at its upper edge and a lower door pivoted at its lower edge for closing each of said openings, lower door being of` greater width than its corresponding upper door and overlapping each the latter when in closed position; and means controlling kthe opening per door of each pair, during the opening movement ot' the corresponding 'lower door so as to maintainV a relatively narrow opening between the upper door and lower door of each pair until the lower door has swung to a position inclined downwardly from a horizontal plane.` -k c 27. A dump'car lhaving a longitudinally extending hopper section on each side of the movement of the up-v center sill, each hopper section includingoppositely inclined upper with oppositely arranged openings therebelow; means for closing each of said openings, each said means comprising an upper door and a lower door, the former `pivotedfalong its upper edge and the latter pivoted along its lower edge and mechanism for selectively operating each pair of doors, whereby the load may be dumped either inwardly or outwardly7 of the rails or both, including, for each pair otdoors, means for synchronizing the opening movements thereof and to restrain the discharge of the load until the lower door of the'pair reaches a predetermined downward slope.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 22nd day of May, 1925. l

GEORGE BINET DOREY.

fixed floor sections` said mechanism 

